Day: November 26, 2024

SpaceX To Launch 24 More Starlink Satellites From Florida Late Nov. 26.

SpaceX plans to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Tuesday morning (Nov. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday at 10:05 p.m. EST (0308 GMT on Wed Nov. 27). Backup opportunities are available …

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NASA’s Nuclear-Powered Dragonfly Helicopter Will Ride A SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Toward Saturn Moon Titan.

SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch yet another high-profile NASA science mission. The agency announced today (Nov. 25) that it has picked the Falcon Heavy to loft Dragonfly, a $3.35 billion mission that will investigate the life-hosting potential of Saturn’s huge moon Titan. The burly rocket also launched NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe and Europa …

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Firefly Aerospace Completes Blue Ghost Moon Lander For January 2025 SpaceX Launch.

Firefly Aerospace’s moon lander is ready for its upcoming lunar voyage. The company announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander completed environmental testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in mid-October and is now ready to be shipped to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA and SpaceX plan to launch the lander from Launch Complex 39A …

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Scientists Find Highest Energy Cosmic Ray Electrons Ever Seen.

After over a decade of meticulous data collection, scientists at the H.E.S.S. observatory — which stands for “High Energy Stereoscopic System” and is located in Namibia — have made a groundbreaking discovery. They’ve detected the most energetic cosmic electrons ever observed, unlocking new avenues in our understanding of the universe. “Cosmic rays are a century-old …

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